List of people with surname Li
This is a list of people with the surname Li (李). Lǐ is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 李 in Chinese character. It is one of the most common surnames in China and the world, shared by more than 93 million people in China, and more than 100 million worldwide.[1] It is often spelled as Lee in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and many overseas Chinese communities. In Macau, it is also spelled as Lei. It is also commonly spelled in Vietnam as Ly.
In history
Chinese
- Li Jing (李靖), general of Shang Dynasty in mythology of Chinese
- Li Er (李耳) the Laozi, Taoism thinker, born in Henan
- Li Si (李斯), born in Henan of Chu (state), move to Qin (state)
- Longxi Li lineage 隴西李氏
- Li Guang (李廣), General of Han Dynasty, born on Longxi
- Li Ling (李陵), General of Han Dynasty
- Li Dian, military general under warlord Cao Cao
- Li Hui, military general under warlord Liu Bei
- Li Yan, (- 234) Military General of the state of Shu Han
- Li Te (李特), father of Li Xiong the Di people, founder of Cheng Han
- Zhaojun Li lineage 赵郡李氏
- Li Yuan (李淵) the Emperor Gaozu of Tang, founder of Tang Dynasty
- Li Shimin (李世民) the Emperor Taizong of Tang, emperor of Tang Dynasty
- Li Shiji the Xu Shiji (徐世勣), general of Tang Dynasty
- Li Jing (李靖), general of Tang Dynasty, colleague of Xu Shiji (徐世勣), born in Xian
- Li Bai (李白), poet of Tang Dynasty, born in Sichuan
- Li Mi (李密, 582-619), general of Sui Dynasty, other name Liu Zhiyuan
- Li Jinzhong (李盡忠), leader of Khitan Kingdom the later Liao Dynasty
- Li Kaigu (李楷固), Adopted son to Li Jinzhong of Khitan Kingdom the later Liao Dynasty
- Li Zhengji (李正己) the Li Huayu, General of Shandong during the Tang, descent of Goguryeo
- Li Na (李納), the son of Li Zhengji (李正己), descent of Goguryeo
- Li Mi (李密, ~754), general at Tang Dynasty the Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
- Li Guochang (李國昌, 887), Shatuo general at Tang Dynasty
- Li Keyong, son of Zhuye Chixin, founder of Jin
- Li Cunxu, son of Li Keyong, founder of Later Tang
- Li Siyuan, adopted son of Li Keyong, ruler of Later Tang
Promotion and elevated rank were proposed to Li Yongfang 李永芳 by Nurhaci as terms for defecting to his side from the Ming.[2] Nurhaci offered terms for defection to his ranks and gave his own granddaughter to Li Yongfang.[3] The erchen list included Li Yongfang because of his descendant Li Shiyao's 李侍堯 actions during the reign of Qianlong.[4] The "Earl of Zhaoxin" rank was bestowed upon Li Yongfang's grandson, whose son Li Shiyao came to power in the Qianlong reign.[5] Ming loyalists were attacked in Shandong by Li Shuaitai's (a son of Li Yongfang) Han Chinese Plain Blue Banners along with Hetuo's Manchu banners.[6] Li Yongfang handed Fushun over.[7] One of Nurhaci's granddaughters was wedded to Li Yongfang after his defection and turnover of Fushun.[8] Guangning became accessible to the Jurchen after Li Yongfang seized Fort Xiping for the Jurchen after he defeated the officer who succeeded Sun Degong on Wang Huazhen's orders.[9] The offspring of Li Yongfang received the "Third Class Viscount" (三等子爵; sān děng zǐjué) title.[10][11][12] Li Yongfang's scion Li Shiyao had a child named Yuji.[13] Yuji was the leader of the Banners stationed at Hangzhou.[14] In Xishuangbanna Li Shiyao was involved with Agui.[15] Li Shiyao was a Governor-General.[16] He was Governor-General of the Liangguang region.[17] He was also the Min-Zhe Governor-General.[18] For a bribery incident Li Shiyao was indicted by Heshen[19] In 1788 he passed away. The entry of an Indian to Guangdong was noted by Li Shiyao.[20] Li Shiyao was governor of Fujian.[21]
Vietnamese
- Lý Nam Đế (李賁), founder of the Early Lý Dynasty of Vietnam
- Lý Thái Tổ (李公蘊), founder of the Lý Dynasty of Vietnam and founder of Hanoi in 1010
- Lý Long Tường (李龍祥), prince of Lý Dynasty
- Lý Chiêu Hoàng (李佛金), only empress regnant in the history of Vietnam, last sovereign of the Lý Dynasty
Government, politics, military
- Andrew Li, Hong Kong's first Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal
- Lee Hsien Loong, current Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lee Teng-hui, former President of the Republic of China
- Li Ao, Taiwanese writer, ROC legislator
- Li Changchun, member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China
- Li Dazhao, co-founder of the Communist Party of China
- Li Guixian (Chinese: 李贵鲜; born August 1937) is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China, and a former governor of People's Bank of China.
- Li Hongzhang, Qing Dynasty statesman and military general
- Li Hua, government official, Guangdong Province, PRC.
- Li Lu, businessman, dissident, former student protestor
- Li Peng, former Premier of the People's Republic of China
- Li Keqiang, current Premier of the People's Republic of China
- Li Ruihuan, People's Republic of China politician
- Li Rusong, Ming Dynasty military commander
- Li Si, Chancellor of the Qin Dynasty
- Li Tianmin, Republic of China legislator and historian
- Li Xiannian, former President of the People's Republic of China
- Li Zicheng, Ming Dynasty uprising leader
- Li Zongren, vice-president and acting president of the Republic of China, general
- Li Hongzhi, founder of Falun Gong
Literature
- Li Bai, Tang Dynasty poet, the most celebrated poet in Chinese history
- Li Yannian (李延年), musician at Han Dynasty
- Li Qingzhao, Song Dynasty female writer and poet
- Li Shangyin, Tang Dynasty poet
- Li Yu, or Li Houzhu, poet and last ruler of the Southern Tang kingdom
- Li Yu, author, dramatist
- Lie Kim Hok, a Dutch East Indies (Indonesian) author and social worker
Entertainment
- Aarif Lee, Hong Kong born Chinese Canadian actor and singer.
- Ang Lee, Taiwanese film director
- Angelica Lee, Malaysian Chinese film actress and pop singer
- Bruce Lee, Hong Kong actor, martial artist
- Brandon Lee, Chinese-American actor, son of Bruce Lee
- Lee Hoi-chuen, Cantonese opera singer and actor, Bruce Lee's father
- Robert Lee, Hong Kong musician, younger brother of Bruce Lee
- Christopher Lee Meng Soon, Singaporean actor
- Coco Lee, Chinese-American singer and actress
- Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Hong Kong actor
- Dick Lee, Singaporean musician and entertainer
- Hacken Lee, Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer and lyricist, actor
- Herman Li, guitarist from DragonForce
- Ivy Lee, Singaporean actress
- Jet Li, Chinese martial artist, actor
- Johnson Lee, TVB entertainer
- Mark Lee Kok Huang, Singaporean comedian, actor, host and director
- Leanne Li, Miss Chinese Vancouver 2004 winner, Miss Chinese International 2005 winner, Hong Kong actress
- Lee San-san, 1996 Miss Hong Kong Pageant winner
- Levy Li, Miss Malaysia Universe 2008
- Li Bingbing, Chinese actress
- Li Han-hsiang, Chinese film director
- Li Nanxing, Singaporean actor
- Li Ning, Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur
- Li Yong, Chinese television host
- Li Yundi, pianist
- Sam Lee, Hong Kong actor
Business
- Sir David Li, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Bank of East Asia in Hong Kong
- Lee Hsien Yang, chairman of Fraser and Neave Limited
- Kai-Fu Lee, founding president of Google China
- Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong billionaire businessman
- Li Ka-shing, prominent Hong Kong billionaire businessman
- Lie Mo Tie, Indonesian billionaire, known as Mochtar Riady, founder of Lippo Group
- Li Bai, Indonesian billionaire, known as James Riady, chairman of Lippo Group
- Li Ning, former Olympic gymnast turned entrepreneur, founder and current chairman of Li-Ning Company Limited
- Martin Lee, director of Hong Kong and China Gas
- Peter Lee, vice-chairman and managing director of Henderson Land Development
- Lee Xi Wen, Malaysian businessman
- Richard Li, Chairman and Executive Director of PCCW
- Victor Li, vice-chairman and managing director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited
- Lee Kong Chian, one of the founders of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and its chairman from 1938 until his death in 1967.[22]
- Lee Choon Seng, another former chairman of OCBC
- Witness Lee, Christian minister
Scholars, academics, scientists
- Arthur Li, surgeon and former Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Henry Chang-Yu Lee, forensic scientist
- Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel physicist
- Wen Ho Lee, Chinese-American physicist
- Yuan T. Lee, Taiwan Nobel chemist (was US citizen when receiving Nobel Prize).
- Yuk-Wing Lee, MIT professor of Electrical Engineering
- Li Choh-ming, Hong Kong economist and educator
- Li Er also known as Laozi, Zhou Dynasty philosopher
- Fuk Li, executive manager in the U.S. Space Program
- Yueh-Ting Lee, Social psychologist
- Gary Yia Lee, Hmong anthropologist
- Guofang Li, Canadian psychologist
- Li Zehou, contemporary scholar and academic, critic of the P.R.C.
- Choh Hao Li, Biochemist
- Li Shizhen, Ming Dynasty physician and pharmacologist
- Li Yingshi, Chinese author
- Runze Li, American statistician
- Susur Lee, chef
- Song Li, Chinese engineer
Sport
- Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian badminton player
- Lee Lai Shan, professional windsurfer from Hong Kong
- Li Cunxin, dancer
- Li Huirong, Chinese long and triple jumper
- Li Na, Chinese tennis player
Fictional characters
- Lee Bailong in Shaman King
- Lee Diendou in Fighter's History
- Li Kohran in Sakura Wars
- Meiling Li, Syaoran Li and Yelan Li in Cardcaptor Sakura
- Li Xiangying in Angel Heart
- Li Ren in Hanasakeru Seishōnen
- Lenalee and Komui Lee in D.Gray-man
- Li Xiaoyao in Chinese Paladin
- Lee in East of Eden
- Miss Lee, Missee Lee
- Lee Chaolan in Tekken[23]
- Li Kouyuu in The Story of Saiunkoku
- Rock Lee in Naruto
- Li Mei in Mortal Kombat
- Li Shang in Mulan
- Professor Li in Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy
Other
- Li Ching-Yuen (李清雲), a Chinese herbalist and practitioner of Qigong, most widely known for his extreme longevity claim.
- Henry Li, Chinese-American artist and teacher of Chinese brush painting
References
- ↑ "最新版百家姓排行榜出炉:王姓成中国第一大姓" [Latest surname ranking: Wang is the number one surname in China]. Xinhua News Agency. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ↑ Julia Lovell (1 December 2007). The Great Wall: China Against the World, 1000 BC - AD 2000. Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated. pp. 242–. ISBN 978-1-55584-832-3.
- ↑ Kenneth M. Swope (23 January 2014). The Military Collapse of China's Ming Dynasty, 1618-44. Routledge. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-134-46209-4.
- ↑ Pamela Kyle Crossley (15 February 2000). A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology. University of California Press. pp. 293–. ISBN 978-0-520-92884-8.
- ↑ Law and Empire: Ideas, Practices, Actors. BRILL. 15 August 2013. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-90-04-24951-6.
- ↑ FREDERIC WAKEMAN JR. (1985). The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-century China. University of California Press. pp. 494–. ISBN 978-0-520-04804-1.
- ↑ Pamela Kyle Crossley; Helen F. Siu; Donald S. Sutton (January 2006). Empire at the Margins: Culture, Ethnicity, and Frontier in Early Modern China. University of California Press. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-0-520-23015-6.
- ↑ Mark C. Elliott (2001). The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China. Stanford University Press. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-8047-4684-7.
- ↑ Kai Filipiak (17 December 2014). Civil-Military Relations in Chinese History: From Ancient China to the Communist Takeover. Routledge. pp. 152–. ISBN 978-1-317-57344-9.
- ↑ Evelyn S. Rawski (15 November 1998). The Last Emperors: A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. University of California Press. pp. 460–. ISBN 978-0-520-92679-0.
- ↑ http://www.dartmouth.edu/~qing/WEB/LI_SHIH-YAO.html
- ↑ http://www.daicing.info/public_html/WEB/LI_SHIH-YAO.html
- ↑ Pamela Kyle Crossley (1990). Orphan Warriors: Three Manchu Generations and the End of the Qing World. Princeton University Press. pp. 249–. ISBN 0-691-00877-9.
- ↑ Pamela Kyle Crossley (1990). Orphan Warriors: Three Manchu Generations and the End of the Qing World. Princeton University Press. pp. 68–. ISBN 0-691-00877-9.
- ↑ Charles Patterson Giersch (2006). Asian Borderlands: The Transformation of Qing China's Yunnan Frontier. Harvard University Press. pp. 251–. ISBN 978-0-674-02171-6.
- ↑ Frederic Delano Grant, Jr. (29 September 2014). The Chinese Cornerstone of Modern Banking: The Canton Guaranty System and the Origins of Bank Deposit Insurance 1780-1933. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 86–. ISBN 978-90-04-27656-7.
- ↑ James A. Anderson; John K. Whitmore (7 November 2014). China's Encounters on the South and Southwest: Reforging the Fiery Frontier Over Two Millennia. BRILL. pp. 294–. ISBN 978-90-04-28248-3.
- ↑ Betty Peh-T'I Wei (1 August 2006). Ruan Yuan, 1764-1849: The Life and Work of a Major Scholar-Official in Nineteenth-Century China before the Opium War. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 112–. ISBN 978-962-209-785-8.
- ↑ R. Kent Guy (2010). Qing Governors and Their Provinces: The Evolution of Territorial Administration in China, 1644-1796. University of Washington Press. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-0-295-99019-4.
- ↑ Matthew Mosca (20 February 2013). From Frontier Policy to Foreign Policy: The Question of India and the Transformation of Geopolitics in Qing China. Stanford University Press. pp. 166–. ISBN 978-0-8047-8538-9.
- ↑ https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/761498/Gregory_georgetown_0076D_13086.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y pp. 381-382.
- ↑ Nor-Afidah Abd Rahman; Jane Wee (16 June 2006). "Lee Kong Chian". Singapore Infopedia. Singapore: National Library Board. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ Lee Chaolan in Tekkenpedia